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en-usMedical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on science including: Physics, Nanotechnology, Life Sciences, Space Science, Earth Science, Environment, Health and Medicine.Risk factors for prostate cancer aren't what we think, study showsWhen it comes to prostate cancer biopsies, risk and reality don't always match up, according to research published online today in the Journal of Clinical Oncology.http://medicalxpress.com/news/2016-10-factors-prostate-cancer.html
CancerMon, 31 Oct 2016 17:30:18 ESTnews397153810New study compares different approaches for stroke prevention in patients with non-valvular atrial fibrillationA recent study from University of Alabama at Birmingham researchers published in PLOS ONE compares different available treatments for stroke prevention in patients with non-valvular atrial fibrillation.http://medicalxpress.com/news/2016-10-approaches-patients-non-valvular-atrial-fibrillation.html
CardiologyTue, 25 Oct 2016 08:17:46 ESTnews396602261Pennsylvania firm launches Zika vaccine trial in Puerto RicoA Pennsylvania drug company announced Monday that it has launched a clinical trial of an experimental Zika vaccine in Puerto Rico, the part of the U.S. hardest hit by the mosquito-borne virus.http://medicalxpress.com/news/2016-08-pennsylvania-firm-zika-vaccine-trial.html
Diseases, Conditions, SyndromesMon, 29 Aug 2016 15:43:05 ESTnews391704177Children in well-baby group care 90 percent less likely to be overweight than peers in traditional careA novel approach to preventing overweight/obesity in young children by replacing traditional, individual well-child care with a series of group visits that emphasize nutrition-focused interventions during the first 18 months of life was associated with a significantly reduced obesity rate at 2 years of age. Designed for use in a primary care setting, this model provides a unique opportunity to target an effective strategy for pediatric obesity prevention to at-risk communities, as described in the study published in Childhood Obesity.http://medicalxpress.com/news/2016-04-children-well-baby-group-percent-overweight.html
Overweight and ObesityTue, 19 Apr 2016 15:41:24 ESTnews380299273Are antibiotics effective for low back pain?It is estimated that four in five Australians will experience low back pain during their lifetime. Treatment options are limited, and low back pain remains the leading cause of disability worldwide.http://medicalxpress.com/news/2016-02-antibiotics-effective-pain.html
Diseases, Conditions, SyndromesWed, 24 Feb 2016 07:09:45 ESTnews375520178MD Anderson's moon shots mission grows to confront six more cancer typesMD Anderson's Moon Shots Program, an unprecedented effort and novel organizational model designed to more rapidly convert scientific discoveries into life-saving advances, has expanded its targets, adding several of the most intractable cancers to its campaign.http://medicalxpress.com/news/2015-10-md-anderson-moon-shots-mission.html
CancerThu, 29 Oct 2015 12:46:49 ESTnews365341599Increasing calcium intake unlikely to boost bone health or prevent fractures, say expertsIncreasing calcium intake through dietary sources or supplements is unlikely to improve bone health or prevent fractures in older people, conclude two studies published in The BMJ this week. Collectively, these results suggest that increasing calcium intake, through supplements or dietary sources, should not be recommended for fracture prevention.http://medicalxpress.com/news/2015-09-calcium-intake-boost-bone-health.html
HealthTue, 29 Sep 2015 18:30:01 ESTnews362766456Cooperation advances Alzheimer's disease prevention researchThe future success of Alzheimer's prevention research could depend on the ability of researchers from different clinical trials to build collaborative relationships that facilitate the sharing of information, resources and expertise that may speed the discovery of new preventive treatments, according to leading Alzheimer's researchers who published a Perspectives article, "CAP—advancing the evaluation of preclinical Alzheimer disease treatments," online today in Nature Reviews Neurology.http://medicalxpress.com/news/2015-09-cooperation-advances-alzheimer-disease.html
Alzheimer's disease & dementiaTue, 29 Sep 2015 13:35:32 ESTnews362752519Low bleeding and stroke rates in AF patients given rivaroxaban for stroke preventionAtrial fibrillation (AF) patients treated with rivaroxaban for stroke prevention have low rates of bleeding and stroke, reveals real-world data from the XANTUS study presented at ESC Congress today. The findings confirm clinical trial data and demonstrate that oral anticoagulation with rivaroxaban, a direct Factor Xa inhibitor, is safe and effective for stroke prevention in patients with AF at both high- and low-risk of thromboembolic events.http://medicalxpress.com/news/2015-09-af-patients-rivaroxaban.html
CardiologyTue, 01 Sep 2015 09:28:34 ESTnews360318392'Dialing for Diabetes Control' helps urban adults lower blood sugarPeriodic telephone counseling can be a highly effective, low-cost tool for lowering blood-sugar levels in minority, urban adults with uncontrolled diabetes. The findings are the result of a clinical trial led by researchers at Albert Einstein College of Medicine and their collaborators at the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (Health Department). The study published online today in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine.http://medicalxpress.com/news/2015-07-dialing-diabetes-urban-adults-blood.html
DiabetesWed, 29 Jul 2015 00:20:01 ESTnews357322213Blood protein may indicate risk of Alzheimer's diseaseScientists at King's College London have identified a single blood protein that may indicate the development of Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI) years before symptoms appear, a disorder that has been associated with an increased risk of Alzheimer's disease or other dementias.http://medicalxpress.com/news/2015-06-blood-protein-alzheimer-disease.html
Alzheimer's disease & dementiaWed, 17 Jun 2015 06:56:10 ESTnews353742933Stopping HIV in its tracksIs the end of HIV near? Findings published this week in Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy report that a novel, subdermal implant delivering potent antiretroviral (ARV) drugs shows extreme promise in stopping the spread of HIV.http://medicalxpress.com/news/2015-04-hiv-tracks.html
HIV & AIDSTue, 28 Apr 2015 09:12:20 ESTnews349431129Precision medicine to prevent diabetes? Personalized model could steer prevention effortsHow can we keep more people from joining the ranks of the 29 million Americans already diagnosed with diabetes? What if we could tell with precision who has the highest risk of developing the disease, and figure out which preventive steps are most likely to help each of them individually?http://medicalxpress.com/news/2015-02-precision-medicine-diabetes-personalized-efforts.html
DiabetesThu, 19 Feb 2015 12:58:45 ESTnews343573117New model better predicts breast cancer risk in African American womenResearchers from Boston University's Slone Epidemiology Center have developed a breast cancer risk prediction model for African- American women that found greater accuracy in predicting risk for the disease. The use of this model could result in increased eligibility of African Americans in breast cancer prevention trials.http://medicalxpress.com/news/2015-01-breast-cancer-african-american-women.html
CancerMon, 26 Jan 2015 16:03:36 ESTnews341510606Urgent demand for better designed programs to halt Gen Y's growing waistlinesThe most comprehensive worldwide review ever conducted of programs designed to prevent young people becoming overweight has identified serious flaws with their design and implementation.http://medicalxpress.com/news/2014-12-urgent-demand-halt-gen-waistlines.html
Overweight and ObesityMon, 08 Dec 2014 07:34:52 ESTnews337246478Mefloquine fails to replace SP for malaria prevention during pregnancyIn today's issue of PLOS Medicine, Clara Menendez from the Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal), Spain, and colleagues report results from two large randomized controlled trials conducted in Africa to test an alternative drug for malaria prevention in HIV-negative and HIV-positive pregnant women.http://medicalxpress.com/news/2014-09-mefloquine-sp-malaria-pregnancy.html
Diseases, Conditions, SyndromesTue, 23 Sep 2014 14:53:31 ESTnews330702741Prostate Cancer Prevention Trial identifies men mostly likely to undergo challenging study procedureHealthy men participating in the Prostate Cancer Prevention Trial who actively participate in all steps of the clinical trial are most likely to undergo a biopsy, according to a study published in Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers and Prevention – a journal of the American Association for Cancer Research.http://medicalxpress.com/news/2014-08-prostate-cancer-trial-men-procedure.html
CancerWed, 13 Aug 2014 12:34:48 ESTnews327152077Aspirin: Scientists believe cancer prevention benefits outweigh harmsNew research from Queen Mary University of London (QMUL) reveals taking aspirin can significantly reduce the risk of developing – and dying from – the major cancers of the digestive tract, i.e. bowel, stomach and oesophageal cancer.http://medicalxpress.com/news/2014-08-aspirin-scientists-cancer-benefits-outweigh.html
CancerTue, 05 Aug 2014 19:20:01 ESTnews326474972Side effects reported in those taking statins are not actually attributable to the drugsAt a time when the wider prescription of statins is under renewed public scrutiny, a substantial analysis of placebo-controlled randomised trials of statins has found that only a small minority of side effects reported by those taking the cholesterol-lowering drugs are actually attributable to them. Almost all the side effects reported in these trials "occurred anyway when patients were administered placebo", say the investigators.http://medicalxpress.com/news/2014-03-side-effects-statins-attributable-drugs.html
CardiologyWed, 12 Mar 2014 19:10:02 ESTnews313855555Arthritis a painful burden according to new reportArthritis and other musculoskeletal conditions cost Australia $55.1 billion but only $4 million is spent on clinical trials, a new report shows.http://medicalxpress.com/news/2014-02-arthritis-painful-burden.html
Arthritis & RheumatismTue, 04 Feb 2014 08:20:01 ESTnews310722778USPSTF: Offer breast CA risk-reducing Rx to high-risk patients(HealthDay)—The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommends that women at increased risk of breast cancer be prescribed tamoxifen or raloxifene for risk reduction, according to a final Recommendation Statement published online Sept. 24 in the Annals of Internal Medicine.http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-09-uspstf-breast-ca-risk-reducing-rx.html
CancerTue, 24 Sep 2013 05:27:32 ESTnews299219240DO-HEALTH a multi-center clinical trial on healthy ageing achieves first milestoneEurope's largest healthy ageing study – DO-HEALTH – which aims to provide evidence for the safety of three simple preventive interventions: vitamin D, omega-3 fatty acids and a simple home exercise programme, has recruited 532 of its target 2,000 seniors. In Europe, the number of seniors aged 70 and over will increase by 40 per cent in the next 20 years, and those aged 80 and above will more than double. If action to ensure people age healthily is not taken, not only will it impact their quality of life but it will result in a huge economic burden on health systems in the future.http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-09-do-health-multi-center-clinical-trial-healthy.html
HealthMon, 09 Sep 2013 10:54:57 ESTnews297942888Single combination pill provides benefit to patients with or at risk of CVDIn a randomized trial that included about 2,000 patients with or at high risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD), use of a fixed-dose combination medication for blood pressure, cholesterol, and platelet control compared to usual care resulted in significantly improved medication adherence after 15 months and small improvements in systolic blood pressure and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, according to a study in the September 4 issue of JAMA.http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-09-combination-pill-benefit-patients-cvd.html
CardiologyTue, 03 Sep 2013 16:00:32 ESTnews297442811Probiotics do not prevent relapse in Crohn's disease patientsDespite previous data showing beneficial effects, the probiotic Saccharomuces boulardii (S. boulardii) does not prevent clinical relapse in patients with Crohn's disease, according to a new study in Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology, the official clinical practice journal of the American Gastroenterological Association.http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-08-probiotics-relapse-crohn-disease-patients.html
Diseases, Conditions, SyndromesWed, 14 Aug 2013 14:30:44 ESTnews295709433Decision aids reduce men's conflict about PSA screening, but don't change their decisionsMen who decide to be screened for prostate cancer and those who forgo PSA screening stick with their decisions after receiving materials explaining the risks and benefits of the test. The decision aids greatly increased their knowledge about screening and reduced their conflict about what to do, but did not have an impact on their screening decision when measured a year later.http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-07-decision-aids-men-conflict-psa.html
CancerMon, 29 Jul 2013 16:00:03 ESTnews294327199UK doctors urged to use preventative breast cancer drugsHundreds of thousands of women at high risk of developing breast cancer in Britain should be given drugs which could dramatically reduce their chances of getting the disease, doctors were advised Tuesday.http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-06-uk-doctors-urged-breast-cancer.html
CancerTue, 25 Jun 2013 16:25:30 ESTnews291396324Routine cinacalcet for end stage kidney disease not warrantedCinacalcet, a drug commonly given to patients with end stage kidney disease to help keep phosphorus and parathyroid blood levels within a target range and has few patient level clinical benefits and several adverse effects, suggesting that it should no longer be routinely prescribed, according to a study by international researchers published in this week's PLOS Medicine.http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-routine-cinacalcet-stage-kidney-disease.html
Diseases, Conditions, SyndromesTue, 30 Apr 2013 17:41:04 ESTnews286562436Comprehensive analysis supports SERMs for cutting breast cancer(HealthDay)—Treatment with selective estrogen receptor modulators (SERMs) is associated with a significant reduction in the incidence of breast cancer, especially for the first five years after treatment, according to research described as the first comprehensive analysis, published online April 30 in The Lancet.http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-comprehensive-analysis-serms-breast-cancer.html
CancerTue, 30 Apr 2013 14:30:01 ESTnews286548043Treatments, not prevention, dominate diabetes researchResearch for diabetes is far more focused on drug therapies than preventive measures, and tends to exclude children and older people who have much to gain from better disease management, according to a Duke Medicine study.http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-treatments-dominate-diabetes.html
DiabetesFri, 05 Apr 2013 18:10:01 ESTnews284401446Study identifies ways to increase HIV testing, reduce HIV infectionStudy results presented today at the Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections by the HIV Prevention Trials Network (HPTN) and the National Institutes of Health (NIH) show that a series of community efforts can increase the number of people who get tested and know their HIV status, especially among men and young people with HIV who might otherwise transmit the virus to others. The study was also able to demonstrate a modest 14% reduction in new HIV infections in the intervention communities compared to the control communities.http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-03-ways-hiv-infection.html
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